{"id":133526,"date":"2025-12-20T19:54:34","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T19:54:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=133526"},"modified":"2025-12-20T19:54:37","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T19:54:37","slug":"israel-says-it-detains-suspected-isis-linked-operative-in-southern-syria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/133526\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel says it detains suspected ISIS-linked operative in southern Syria"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a><\/a><strong>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press)<\/strong> \u2013 The Israeli army said on Saturday it detained a man suspected of being \u201chandled by ISIS\u201d during an overnight operation in southern Syria, and seized weapons at the site. The individual was transferred for interrogation, the army added, without revealing his identity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a><\/a>Avichay Adraee, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Arabic-language spokesperson, said on X, \u201cIn a nighttime operation, forces of the 474th Brigade arrested a suspect being handled by ISIS in southern Syria.\u201d He added, \u201cThe 52nd Battalion of the 474th Brigade completed a nighttime operation over the weekend in the al-Rafid area in southern Syria, during which a person suspected of involvement in terrorist activity and being handled by ISIS was apprehended.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a><\/a>Adraee continued, \u201cThe operation was carried out with the participation of field investigators of Unit 504, and the suspect was transferred for interrogation in the country.\u201d He said \u201ccombat means\u201d were found during the operation and were seized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a><\/a><strong>By Atoun Jan<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a><\/a>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a><\/a>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) \u2013 The Israeli army said on Saturday it detained a man suspected of being \u201chandled by ISIS\u201d during an overnight operation in southern Syria, and seized weapons at the site. 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